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chicken Wed 08-Nov-23 15:28:23

Imagine a plate with all the different varieties of biscuits on it. Which would be your first choice and which one would you leave until there was nothing else? My first would be a Nice ( not easy to find these days) and I would leave the chocolate bourbon on the plate.

Lilypops Wed 08-Nov-23 19:35:28

I am very partial to a Rich Abernathy. Thankyou very much
The pink wafers would be given to the birds in my garden.

CocoPops Wed 08-Nov-23 20:00:09

To answer CrazyH in the US biscuits are what we Brits call scones.

Bridie22 Wed 08-Nov-23 20:02:04

Take lemon puffs and leave bourbons

Redrobin51 Wed 08-Nov-23 20:10:55

Please don't make me choose between Ginger Nuts and Custard Creams as first choice as it is according what mood I am in. Bourbons would stay on the plate until they went mouldy.

Esmay Wed 08-Nov-23 20:27:10

I love shortbread more than any other biscuit - then chocolate digestives and stem gingers .

lixy Wed 08-Nov-23 20:29:43

MacVities digestives are my first choice - great to dunk and also with cheese. I would leave anything chocolate covered. Good job variety packs are available!

Oreo Wed 08-Nov-23 20:47:34

First choice oreos😄
Last choice hobnobs

MiniMoon Wed 08-Nov-23 20:58:48

I love an empire biscuit. My least favourite hob nobs.

Millie22 Wed 08-Nov-23 21:11:23

First: custard cream
Last: any ginger biscuit

LadyGracie Wed 08-Nov-23 21:20:29

Jam and cream biscuit.
Bourbon

Ali23 Wed 08-Nov-23 22:28:56

Dark chocolate gingers for me, and I would definitely leave the garibaldis or fig rolls.

Musicgirl Wed 08-Nov-23 22:34:17

Round shortbreads with the sugar on top or shortbread with currants for me. Also McVities digestives or milk chocolate digestives. I would leave Nice and fig rolls on the plate.

Bella23 Wed 08-Nov-23 22:36:20

The LU chocolate first the figroll or Garibaldi last, my father put me off them he called them,"Where flies go in Winter".Yuk!

BigBertha1 Wed 08-Nov-23 22:44:26

I'm on a diet again at the moment so if I saw a plate of biscuits I would fall face down it and eat the lot. I might leave the Jammy Dodger don't like them.

Witzend Wed 08-Nov-23 22:47:25

Garibaldis first, though I’m quite partial to a Nice, too. Not really bothered about any others.

Witzend Wed 08-Nov-23 22:48:23

Bella23

The LU chocolate first the figroll or Garibaldi last, my father put me off them he called them,"Where flies go in Winter".Yuk!

My father called them ‘squashed fly biscuits’ but it never put me off!

NotSpaghetti Thu 09-Nov-23 01:05:47

I'm not a regular biscuit eater and like them quite plain but made with butter ideally. Would eat Nice as they are quite plain - but not perfect.

Not a fan of any biscuit that's iced, pink, or lemon though.

Elegran Thu 09-Nov-23 05:57:44

crazyH

When Americans say ‘biscuits’, what do they mean - are they savoury?

American biscuits are what in the UK are called scones. Their cookies are more like UK biscuits, but many of them have eggs in, which must make them less crisp.

JackyB Thu 09-Nov-23 08:50:33

Shortbread first, would leave anything with chocolate.

keepcalmandcavachon Thu 09-Nov-23 11:43:18

Choccy digestive, I never liked those Squashed fly biccies either Bella23!

Caleo Thu 09-Nov-23 14:59:49

For sweet biscuits I'd take the Nice but my favourite is Cheddars.

Llamedos13 Thu 09-Nov-23 17:57:40

Jaffa cakes every time for me.

Mamissimo Thu 09-Nov-23 18:16:22

Lotus biscuit (Specaloo) first, second, third....leave the empty packet 😋

Witzend Thu 09-Nov-23 18:22:43

Caleo

For sweet biscuits I'd take the Nice but my favourite is Cheddars.

Dh bought some gorgeous cheese biscuits in M&S last week - ‘Cornish Cruncher’ biscuits. (After their Cornish Cruncher cheese.).
I’d rather have those than any sweet ones. Made a proper 🐷 of myself.

mrswoo Thu 09-Nov-23 18:50:28

I'm starting to think I'm a bit odd as my first choice would be either a pink wafer or a bourbon. Mind you, if nobody seems to like either biscuit I could keep them all for myself.